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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Delaware rates for HCPCS 68500

Removes the whole tear-producing gland that sits under the bone at the outer top corner of the eye socket. It is done for disease of the gland itself, such as long-standing inflammation or infection, rather than for a growth in the gland; taking out a growth, harmless or cancerous, is a different operation. The gland is taken out entirely rather than in part.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Complete Removal of a Tear Gland cost?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$832 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,380 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,467Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,148
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $891

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$812.83

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Delaware· 42nd of 51

$1,023

AK $4,266UT $589

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.